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Why Sitaare Zameen Par Was 'Indianised'

Why Sitaare Zameen Par Was 'Indianised'

Rediff.com19 Jun 2025

'What is fascinating about Aamir sir is that the audience in him is still alive and throbbing.' 'He still cries. He still laughs.'

Yes, India Shone At The Oscars, But....

Yes, India Shone At The Oscars, But....

Rediff.com14 Mar 2023

India is shining, although I will argue that it is a temporary acceptance until India once again makes a mega-successful film like RRR or another beautiful, moving, documentary like The Elephant Whisperers, notes Aseem Chhabra.

'I want to do a Bollywood film'

'I want to do a Bollywood film'

Rediff.com3 Mar 2017

'I did not go for the Oscars because I was not invited. I felt bad but I watched the show on television. I had never watched the Oscars before this, it was my first time.' Lion actor Abhishek Bharate looks back at the film.

Dance pioneer Astad Deboo passes away

Dance pioneer Astad Deboo passes away

Rediff.com12 Dec 2020

Astad Deboo created a modern dance vocabulary that was uniquely Indian.

'I wish I belonged to the black and white era'

'I wish I belonged to the black and white era'

Rediff.com23 Feb 2017

Deepti Naval on the movies she loves.

'I am dying to play a negative character'

'I am dying to play a negative character'

Rediff.com5 Mar 2015

Arjun Mathur recounts his journey as an actor in Bollywood.